The sun., 1887-06-02

The committee to prepare for the total
abstinence convention to be held in ST.
Paul June 15 announce that the conven-
tion will be held at the capitol. On the
night OF the 18th, a mass meeting will be
held at market hail. and Bishop Ireland,
Father O'Rilley. Father McGorick. James
r. Corrigan. John F. Brooks OF Saltwater
Joseph O'Keily of Shieldsville and John
F. Carrgier are to be the speakers. On the
afertnoon OF the second day banquet
will be served at the Ryan.
Mrs. Sarah A. Taylor, formerly of St.
Paul and Minneapolis was frightened into
jumping from a second-story window in
Oregon, and was killed by the fall.
St. Paul has stock board in full opera
ton. Calls Of stock are made every day.
Patents issued to citizens OF Minnesota
e. r. Bird, Elgin, ioul horse evener; c. NJ.
Gilbert, Minneapolis, grain scourer; A. G.
Greenleaf Fergus Falls, dental plugger; +.
D. Libbey, ST. Paul, corrugated sheet metal
cutter; j. NJ. Schultz, Minneapolis, roller
mill.
j. P. Hanson, dealer in general mer-
chandise at Evans, seven miles north OF
Sleepy Eye on the Redwood line, after dis
posing of his stock left the country, leav-
ing numerous creditors among the whole
sale houses in st. Paul.
T. NJ. Chapman, one OF the oldest pio-
neers, at Spring Valley, died, aged sixty.
He came in 1885, and was foremost in
all efforts to build up the place.
Charles B. Morse, negro forty-nine
years OF age. employed as hostler at the
trotting park stables, at Winona was be-
fore the court charged with attempted rape
to a white oman. He was admitted for
trail.
The jury in the case OF the state VS.. Lew
ems, charged with libeing Mr.. Lovely, aft
er being out a very short time, returned u
verdict OF guilty, but sentence was not
passed.
A decree OF divorce was granted in the
case of Mary E. Martin VS.. Albert p. Mar
tin, formerly OF Castle Rock, Dakota county,
but tlatterly of Minneapolis.
Assistant Dairy Commissioner Eberman
has returned to st. Paul from a trip
through the southern part OF the state,
where he has been making tests OF milk.
He examined specimens at Zumbrota,
Wasioja, Eden and Kenyon, and found the
milk very good indeed. The averages were
unusually high compared with those OF
tests made in other places, number OF
the speci mems being far above the required
percentage, one going as high, as 4.40.
At Albert Lea, Judge Farmer sentenced
c. w. Levens to pay Il fine OF 500 or go
to jail for thirty days for libeing Mr.. Love-
ly. The defense made motion for stay
OF sixty days as well as for new trial.
Steel Bros. & Co. of Duluth have been
awarded the contract for the government
breckwater at Agate Bay. Lake Superior.
The price is $1g, 94S. The superstructure
will be six feet above the water and be
completed by Dec. next.
Rev. James Cornell, for the past ten
years rector of Grace Episcopal church at
Wabasha, has resigned the pastorate.
The Winona base ball club held meet.
ing and dec cided to disband.
By fire at Austin on the 25th the losses
are estimated as follows: A. Frederick,
building. 81, 4O0 stock, $1,000. Insu-
sance, $4,000, as follows: Pennsylvania
Fire company, 1000; Brooklyn Phenix,
81 1000; Lancashire, 81. 1000. James Gar
rity; loss, $1,000; insurance, $4,000 in
Home. William Richards, building, $3.50,
insurance, $500 in North American
81 900 in Glens Falls company. Main
street stores, $700; damage on removed
goods, $500. Total loss, SIT, 900; insu-
rance, $1,000.
A fire at Elgin, Wabasha county, origin.
ated in the Eureka house. The flames
spread to the residence OF r. s. Ordway,
which with his barn were consumed. A
stock barn belonging to c, s, Richardson
burned. Mr., Oriway saved about oil his
household effects, teams. bugges,.and sleighs.
Only q small part oil the furniture in tho
hotel was saved. The residence OF j. III.
Graham, In direct line OF the flames, was
saved by the heroic efforts OF the bucket
brigade.